My first response to Sagmeister and one of the reason he is so popular is his humor the other we would could all agree on is his work.  When you enjoy doing what your doing or if something makes you happy it is more likely to turn out well.  For example the speeches we are working on right now.  As i was listening to the speeches on the server none caught my attention so i did my own research and remembered something that made me happy the Suncreen song. Compared to the GOOD Website i found it to be easier to navigate, this could be because it has a very similar setup to Youtube so i am more familiar with it.  I like the colors and witty feel of GOOD.

TED

-he is a list maker,  i am a list maker 

-He bring

s up trying to do design without sitting  behind a computer all 

day.  I really like that he brings this up  because some of the the coolest designs are not done all digitally. Like the billboards Sagmeist

er designed by photographing words at a site, they are more 

unique and interesting to look at.  

-Just a random 

thing  that this reminded me of is a man named Randy Pausch he is a man with pancre

atic cancer fighting for his life one day at a time.  He gave a lecture at Carnegie Mellon the series was on wha

t you would do if you died tomorrow.  He gave the lecture for his kids but in an academic setting.  This relates to 

Sagmeister using personal experience and his little pieces of advice in his design, like the sunscreen song and like, Randy Pausch using personal experiences lead to success. 

-Ed Ulbrich: How Benjamin Button got his face

A comment on something he says "We basically just put something together to get through the meeting" There are always steps process is very important. Sometimes you have to abandon what you know and step outside your comfort box.  Research all your options like in F.A.C.S. then apply it what you know.  The movie was very long and i had a hard time sitting still in it but this was so cool seeing how it was done.  This movie took a very long time the details really help make it what it was from the design aspect.

-Miru Kim: Making art of N

ew York's urban Ruins

After listening to the first minute f this i almost was not going to watch the rest of it.  But i am actually glad i did. This is a very weird project and to see how someone came up with it is very interesting.   I have a fascination with things like this.  I feel like i could never think of it but really it was a simple curiosity that sparked her interest.  To the left is one of my favorites of the series.

-J.J. Abrams: The Mystery Box

"Hope, mystery is the catalos for imagination."  "Mystery is more important then knowledge." Lost i love lost! He is very funny a common thread in most of the designers who talk. He is refreshing and talks about content and effects. I really want to know what is in the mystery box.  

-How good is good?

He starts it off with lists, a recurring  theme. "a year i had put aside for experiments only, was that i'd like a part of my studio to move from creating cool things to significant things." Significant.  Like using his diary, things he thinks are signifiant, and communicating them.  Working in visuals the designer can communicate his message to a wider audience but sometimes visuals are not as clear, the challenge.   This article mentioned some more big names which i am happy to say i am now able to add to my vocabulary.  This was an all around inspiring article to see how big of an influence designers can have.  You really don't know the impact your design may or may not have until after it is put into place.  I feel he has set up a scale you can compare your work to putting the piece through these questions to see if your work is well...good.